Turkey Information

Here is a selection of some things you probably did not know about turkey. 1. World's second greatest mozaic museum is found in Antakya (Antioch). The most beautiful and ancient examples of mosaics, which were first used by the Sumerians 5000 years by mixing the fragments of pottery into the wall daub, could be seen all around Anatolia. The mosaic museum in Zeugma, Gaziantep is as rich as the one in Antioch. 2. Istanbul is the only city in the world located on two continents, Europe and Asia. In its thousands of years of history, it has been the capital of three ...

The answer of when to visit turkey rather depends on the location of where you looking to go as you can find that the weather can change noticably in deffering locations of the country. We have therefore put together the below guide to try and help guide you. Aegean Coast The Aegean region centered on Izmir is a true breadbasket, with low hills and higher mountains framing fertile valleys full of rich alluvial soil. The dependable summer sun produces bumper crops of tobacco, sunflowers, olives, figs, peaches, pears and apples. Rainfall averages 645 mm/25 inches per year; temperatures range from -8C/18F to 43C/109F, ...

Turkish post and telephone offices are easily recognizable by their "PTT" and "Turk Telekom" signs. Major post offices are open from 8:00am to 12 am Monday to Saturday and 9:00am to 7:00 pm on Sunday. Small post offices have the same hours as Government offices (see below). Poste restante Poste restante letters should be addressed "postrestant" to the central post office ("Merkez Postanesi") in the town of your choice. It is only necessary to produce and identification card when collecting your letter. This service is for sending and receiving documents from other countries. Valuable Dispatch This service is for sending valuable belongings or important ...